4 min read New Delhi May 9, 2026 06:00 AM IST First published on: May 9, 2026 at 06:00 AM IST A DAY before polling ended in West Bengal, data from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer showed that as many as 1,607 appeals by people whose names were deleted from the voter list, as part of the controversial SIR exercise, had been approved by the Appellate Tribunals and added back to the electoral roll. The Indian Express has, however, learnt that just one of the 19 tribunals headed by Justice (Retd) TS Sivagnanam had cleared as many as 1,717 appeals between April 5 and April 27. Since there are 18 more tribunals, there are now questions about the number of appeals cleared by them, and how many more persons could have been added to the electoral rolls in time to cast their votes. The Indian Express reported Friday that Justice Sivagnanam resigned from the tribunal on Thursday. When contacted by The Indian Express , he said he had done so due to personal reasons.…